ENTANGLING Synonyms: 80 Similar and Opposite Words

entangling

verb

present participle of entangle

as in tangling

to twist together into a usually confused mass in the process of taking down the Christmas tree, we managed to entangle the string of lights into a hopeless mess of wires

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as in trapping

to catch or hold as if in a net the young runaway gradually became entangled in a web of lies

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as in complicating

to make complex or difficult the history of Alexander the Great is entangled by variant accounts of his exploits

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Recent Examples of entangling To transport us to this emotionally sticky place, the Melbourne singer transitions into a syrupy, mature sound, entangling some of his most reflective lyrics to date with ’90s house, trip-hop, shoegaze, and touches of drum 'n' bass. — Hattie Lindert, Pitchfork, 9 Oct. 2026 Conservatives shuddered to think how close the country had come to permanent entangling alliances. — Beverly Gage, New Yorker, 28 Sep. 2026 By entangling 30 logical qubits in a single, coherent quantum state, Infleqtion has validated the core architecture of its Sqale hardware and Superstaq software, on its roadmap to deliver 100 logical qubits by 2028. — Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 25 Sep. 2026 As Bruno departs for Venice, desire persists across oceans, entangling a Spinozist professor and rival passions. — Marta Balaga, Variety, 17 July 2026 When that quantum task involved entangling qubits, quantum computers had an advantage over classical computers, as the classical program took ages to run. — Quanta Magazine, 3 June 2026 Impulsive action bypasses deliberation, ignores consequences and risks entangling our nation in conflicts without an exit strategy. — Mercury News & East Bay Times Editorial Boards, Mercury News, 23 May 2026 The rest — bottles, cups, ties, get washed into our oceans, entangling sea birds and when they get pulverized into microplastics, they’re eaten by sea turtles who often die. — Steve Scauzillo, Daily News, 18 May 2026 The causes were entangling secret alliances, the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand and the ensuing diplomatic brinksmanship. — Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 18 Mar. 2026

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It’s designed to handle loose hair of any length without tangling.

— Audrey Lee, Architectural Digest, 8 Oct. 2026
In 1984 the late mathematician Vaughan Jones introduced a new way to assign polynomials to knots, thereby tangling the two fields together.

— Lyndie Chiou, Scientific American, 2 Oct. 2026

Definition of tangling

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Murres resemble penguins with dense, waterproof feathers that look like a tuxedo and function like a wetsuit — trapping a layer of air against their skin to keep them warm and dry, Boland said.

— Stephanie Zappelli, Sacbee.com, 22 Oct. 2026
The incident happened on July 9, trapping approximately 100 vehicles inside the garage.

— Adam Thompson, CBS News, 22 Oct. 2026

Definition of trapping

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But complicating the government's efforts to bring the French deficit under control are widespread protests that have turned increasingly violent since starting as a Parisian student movement last month.

— Chloe Taylor, CNBC, 21 Oct. 2026
Previous Ebola outbreaks were marked by allegations of corruption and mismanagement of funds, which experts said have contributed to the mistrust of local communities, complicating the efforts to halt the spread.

— Monika Pronczuk, Los Angeles Times, 19 Oct. 2026

Definition of complicating

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From SiriusXM to gym memberships to streaming services, automatic rollovers are ensnaring consumers into subscriptions all across the economy.

— Lindsay Owens, New York Daily News, 28 Sep. 2026
But Musk’s particular vulnerability now extends far beyond the boardroom, potentially ensnaring millions of mom-and-pop investors now exposed to one or both companies through index funds.

— Allison Morrow, CNN Money, 2 Sep. 2026

Definition of ensnaring

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Prime Video has a history with this strategy, having also banked on buzz around Off Campus by intertwining the love stories of the main four hockey teammates from the beginning of the series.

— Dessi Gomez, Deadline, 22 Oct. 2026
The track finds frontman Grian Chatten and ROSALÍA intertwining their voices over lush instrumentation, offering another glimpse of the band’s evolving sound.

— SPIN Staff, SPIN, 12 Oct. 2026

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